DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11,12 AUGUST

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11,12 AUGUST

1.    The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Lok Sabha seeks to amend the Income Tax Act of the year?

a)    1956

b)    1961

c)    1975

d)    1993

ANS B

2.    Who of the following assumed the charge as the Chairman of Central Silk Board, Union Ministry of Textiles?

a)    N S Bissegowda

b)    K M Hanumantharayappa

c)    KR Nekarara

d)    SK Horata

ANS B

3.    The Reserve Bank of India in August 2016 released its third bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17. What was the Repo Rate?

a)    6.0 percent.

b)    6.5 percent

c)    6.75 percent

d)    7.0 percent

ANS B

4.    Name the Indian organisation, which has inked a pact with US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in August 2016 to set up web portal on energy data?

a)    Bureau of Energy Efficiency

b)    Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

c)    The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

d)    NITI Aayog

ANS D

5.    Which Satellite was launched by China in August 2016 for the protection of its maritime rights?

a)    Tiantong-01

b)    Wenchang-00

c)    Jiuquan Satellite

d)    Gaofen-3

ANS D

6.    The 'Early Childhood Care and Education' policy notified by Union Government aims to achieve holistic development of children below which age?

a)    Three years

b)    Six years

c)    Ten years

d)    fourteen years

ANS B

7.    Name the port city that is threatened by the Wildfires in southern France that forced to evacuation.

a)    Marseille

b)    Arles

c)    Nimes

d)    Avignon

ANS A

8.    Name the country with which Russia has agreed to restore bilateral relations and end economic sanctions.

a)    Turkey

b)    Ukraine

c)    North Korea

d)    Brazil

ANS A

9.    Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur, who ended her hunger strike in Imphal, Manipur started her hunger strike in

a)    January 1999

b)    December 1999

c)    November 2000

d)    September 2001

ANS C

10.    Parliament of which country has passed legislation that will prohibit police from providing information to the media without government permission.

a)    Turkey

b)    Myanmar

c)    Ukraine

d)    Egypt

ANS D

11.    High Court of which state issued directions to the Election Commission that teacher should not be deployed for poll duty during examinations?

a)    Uttar Pradesh

b)    Gujarat

c)    Goa

d)    Delhi

ANS A

12.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched 70 Saal Azaadi Yaad Karo Kurbani programme at which of the following places?

a)    Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

b)    Cuttack, Odisha

c)    Allahabad, Lucknow

d)    Hajipur, Bihar

ANS A

13.    Who is recently appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India?

a)    Ashok Kumar Garg

b)    Raj Kamal Verma

c)    Dinesh Kumar Khara

d)    None of the above

ANS C

14.    Name the legendary Carnatic vocalist who will be honoured at the United Nations on India’s 70th Independence Day by A.R. Rahman.

a)    T. Brinda

b)    Vasundhara Devi

c)    P. S. Narayanaswamy

d)    M. S. Subbulakshmi

ANS D

15.    Senate of which country voted to hold an impeachment trial for the nations suspended President Dilma Rousseff.

a)    Brazil

b)    Turkey

c)    Mexico

d)    Germany

ANS A